Page 90-1-2 Name: Obadiah Dickinson Location: Wethersfield
Died 10 June, 1698. Invt. £678-08-08. Taken 7 July, 1698, by William Warner, Joseph Churchill & William Goodrich. Will dated 7 June, 1698.
I Obadiah Dickinson of Wethersfield, concerning what Estate God in his Goodness hath bestowed upon me, I give the same as followeth: I give to my three sons, Daniel, Eliphalet & Noadiah Dickinson, all my Lands & Houseing in equal proportion. It is my mind that my son Eliphalet should have my 5 acres of Land lying by John Belding, to him & his heirs forever. I give to my daughters Sarah Smith and Mehetabell Dickinson, to each £40, not Counting the Wearing apparrell or the Child's Cloths that were her mother's my former Wife. I give to my Wife Mehetabell Dickinson the use of my houseing and house lott, wth a third part of all my improveable Lands, and the use of my moveable Estate, for her Comfort and the bringing up of the two children I had by her, so long as she remains my Widow. I give to my wife the improvement of the Estate of my son Noadiah until he come to the age of 21 years, and my daughter Mehetabell's Estate until she come to the age of 18 years or shall be married. I know not if my son Obadiah be living. If he be living, it is my Will that he have an equal share of my Estate with my other sons. I give to my servant Sarah Couch a young cow, to be paid her within one year after my decease. I make my son Eliphalet (with the advice and help of my wife) my Executor.
Witness: Capt. John Chester, Samuel Northam.
Obadiah Dickinson. Ls.
Court Record, Page 51--1st September, 1698: Will & Invt. Exhibited. Attest: the Widow Mehetabell Dickinson. Proven.
Page 2--(Vol. VII) 7 September, 1700: This Court appoint Capt. John Chester, Lt. William Warner and Nathaniel Foote to Dist. the Estate of Obadiah Dickinson according to a request of Daniel and Eliphalet Dickinson, sons of the sd. Decd.
Page 7--8 March, 1701: Report of the Dist.
Page 26--9 March, 1701-2: Whereas, Obadiah Dickinson did in his Will leave the Care of his 2 younger Children with his wife and put their Estate into her hands for the Bringing them up, and the wife being deceased, and thereby the Children exposed to difficulties, the Court do therefore appoint Daniel & Eliphalet Dickinson, sons of the sd. Decd and Brethren to the sd. Minors, Guardians to them, and put their Effects into their Hands to be improved for the Benefit of the two Children, whose names are Noadiah and Mehetabell Dickinson. Recog. £100.
Page 4--(Vol. IX) 1st January, 1715: Thomas Sheldon of Northampton, Atty. for Mehetabell Dickinson, daughter of Obadiah Dickinson late decd, cited hither Daniel & Eliphalet Dickinson, Guardians to sd. Mehetabell during her minority, to render an Account of their Transactions & Management of the Estate of sd. minors put into their hands. The sd. Daniel & Eliphalet appeared and prayed this Court that they might have longer time, which this Court grants them.
Page 6--7 February, 1715-16: Thomas Sheldon of Northampton having cited hither Daniel and Eliphalet Dickinson of Wethersfield, Guardians of Mehetabell Dickinson during her minority, to render an Account to this Court of their transactions, the parties attended and their pleas heard on both sides, and seeing that it don't appear to this Court that the sd. Daniel & Eliphalet did ever receive into their Hands any Estate of the sd. minor, do therefore order sd. Sheldon to pay the present Costs of Court.
Page 22--17 September, 1716: Daniel & Eliphalet Dickinson now appeared and rendered an Account of their Guardianship of the Bodys and Estate of Noadiah and Mehetabell Dickinson. Eliphalet Dickinson had received £48-13-06 and had disbursed £23-13-00 on account of Noadiah's Estate. There remains still due to the sd. Noadiah, £19-14-00. Daniel Dickinson had in his hands the Estate of Mehetabell amounting to £5-12-06, and paid, toward a legacy of £40, £28-16-06, and was still due £11-03-06. This Court order them to make their payment to the sd. minors as soon as can be.
